Dadaville 2015

Dadaville was commissioned by the BBC for the opening concert of the 2015 Proms season.

Inspired by the Max Ernst painted collage of the same name whilst in the Tate, Liverpool the composer was drawn to the foreboding gate which dominates the picture. Although it appears to be metal it is actually made from cork, and the piece explores this ambiguity whilst pondering on the mystery of what lies behind the gate.